Justin Burnette is the Publishing Editor of College Football Preseason. He has covered college football for over five years and for the last four seasons as a credentialed media member, while attending a countless number of games and events. Burnette has either been up close to or interviewed nearly half of all active FBS head coaches. Many of his rankings and articles are referenced by other media outlets. Burnette is currently the editor and blogger liaison for AtlanticCoastSportsMedia.org, the official website of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA), and an active member for ACSMA. Previously, he was the editor/writer for College Football Universe, a Yardbarker and Fox Sports affiliate of almost three years. Nearly 600 articles were published on CFU in his tenure.

Other accomplishments for Burnette include being a businessman for over 13 years and a graduate of Southwestern Illinois College with Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees, and currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies at Arkansas State University. Besides ACSMA, he is a member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Intercollegiate Football Researchers Association (IFRA), National Sportscasters Media Association (NSMA), Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee and Maxwell Football Club. He votes in numerous college football awards.

In his personal life, Burnette is a mental health advocate and a huge boxing fan. He was born in Arkansas and moved to southern Illinois as a teenager. He has lived in the St. Louis metro area for nearly the past 10 years.

In 2012, only major expert to project Northern Illinois to bust the BCS and gain an Orange Bowl berth.

Correctly projected all the teams ranked within the top 10 of the AP Poll in the preseason for the last three years - 2012, 2013 and 2014 - including the exact ranking of five teams within the top 10 each of the last two preseasons as well as the top three in 2014 and top four in 2013.

Correctly predicted three of the top four teams in the first release of the College Football Playoff Rankings as well as all 11 schools ranked in the top 11.

Ranked Ole Miss and Mississippi State both in the preseason top 25 for 2014, No. 11 and No. 19 respectively. Many other preseason rankings didn't have the Mississippi schools in the top 25 including Phil Steele didn’t have Mississippi State in his preseason top 25 (No. 34).

Nailed 9 out of 10 players projected in the top 10 of the 2014 NFL Draft with the exact selection of four players.

NFL Draft Board for 2014 ranked quarterback Teddy Bridgewater as the No. 1 prospect and he went on to be the most productive NFL rookie QB of the class.

Nailed 8 out of 10 players projected in the top 10 of 2015 NFL Draft with the exact selection of four players, equal to or better than other major Draft experts.